Clinician - Assessment and Referral/Intake

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital • Las Vegas, NV

1d

About The Position

The Assessment and Referral Clinician will help assess the needs of walk-in and telephone callers to ensure their referral to the service or resource that best addresses their needs.

Requirements

• Masters degree in human services or related field required
• Ability to deal with crisis and potentially combative patients
• Knowledge of patient rights and laws pertaining to mental health
• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral communication, assessment, and intervention abilities

Nice To Haves

• Nevada State clinical licensure (LCSW, LMFT, etc.) preferred
• Previous experience working in a Behavioral Healthcare facility strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Responds to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
• Conducts screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment and facilitates the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
• Assumes responsibility in maintaining a safe, orderly and therapeutic physical environment for all patients.
• Demonstrates good skills in assessing client's crisis and clinical indicators via phone and in-person - documenting such.
• Prepares written report of assessment results in a timely manner (immediately following completed assessment) and includes recommendations for the level of care and treatment needs.
• Makes appropriate interventions during assessments, and crisis situations with clients, family/friends, and other professional staff.
• Assists clients who are not admitted into a program with follow-through of clinical referrals and recommendations.
• Provides pertinent clinical information to physician and program staff who will be reviewing the patient to ensure a smooth transition for the patient.

Benefits

• Benefits package is available the first of the month following just one month of employment!
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare spending account
• Dependent care spending account
• PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
• Discounted cafeteria meal plan
• Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
• Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees